| Overview of the ASSIST Program |
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| Introduction |
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| How to Use This Curriculum |
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It's O.K. to Be Mad---It's Not O.K. to Be Mean (Primary) |
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Students will realize that all people have a broad range of feelings |
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Students will recognize when they are angry and accept anger as a normal and legitimate feeling |
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The ``Turtle Technique'' for Tempering Anger (Primary) |
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Students will utilize a visualization technique designed to help them inhibit negative behavior when angry |
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The ``Talk to Yourself Trick'' (Primary) |
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Students will use calming self-talk in addition to visualization when angry |
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Everyone Gets Angry Sometimes (Intermediate) |
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Students will learn to notice and accept their anger |
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Students will learn that anger should not be repressed or expressed aggressively, but rather in an assertive, socially acceptable manner |
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Four Steps for Controlling Anger Step 1: Stop and Calm Down (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn a series of skill steps designed to help them control and appropriately express their anger |
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Students will learn to stop and calm down when they notice they are angry |
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Four Steps for Controlling Anger Step 2: Think (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn to think about alternatives and consequences when they are angry |
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Four Steps for Controlling Anger Step 3: Talk (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn to express their anger in nonaggressive words to the person they're angry at |
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Students will learn to express their anger to someone they trust |
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Four Steps for Controlling Anger Step 4: Feel Good Again (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn a variety of ways to dissipate the physiological arousal of anger |
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Students will learn to cease ruminating about an angry event |
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Dealing With Frustration (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn to recognize feelings of frustration, and utilize anger management techniques for dealing with frustration |
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Students will learn skills to help them reduce their feelings of frustration |
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Don't Take Your Anger Out On Someone Else (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn to be aware of the fact that people often express their anger in a hurtful way to an uninvolved person when they are really angry at someone else |
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Students will learn to direct appropriate anger at its source |
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How to Tell a Friend You're Mad (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn to express appropriate anger to their friends in a straightforward, nonattacking manner |
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Students will learn to use ``I'' messages when expressing anger |
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What to Do When a Friend is Mad at You (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn to accept and respond to a peer's anger without becoming defensive |
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You Can Love Someone and Still Be Angry at Them (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn that it is normal to experience ambivalent feelings toward people we love |
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What to Do When an Adult Is Angry at You (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn to accept criticism appropriately |
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Students will learn to avoid anger-provoking behavior even when they perceive criticism from adults to be unjust |
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How to Keep Put-Downs From Making You Angry (Primary/Intermediate) |
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Students will learn to use the four steps for controlling anger when they get a put-down |
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| Bibliography |
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| Appendix A: Supplementary Art and Writing Activities |
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| Appendix B: Teacher Resource Materials |
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1. Rules for Lesson Discussions |
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2. Sentence Starters for Promoting Thinking |
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4. Anger Control Reinforcers |
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5. Weekly Class Agenda and Anger Processing Sheet |
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| Appendix C: Puppets |
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| Appendix D: Pre- and Posttest On Lesson Concepts |
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